JP2003024503A - Managing unit for slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a managing unit for slot machines which can capture the skill level of players. SOLUTION: When a game is started on a slot machine, a game signal is outputted from the slot machine. As a result of the game, when a specified role is won, a flag signal showing the establishment of the role is outputted from the slot machine. When the win role is established, a role establishment signal showing the establishing of the role is outputted. Thus, it can be judged that omission occurs when no role establishment signal is outputted even after the flag establishment signal is outputted from the slot machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine management apparatus for totaling operation data of slot machines.

[0002]

When the start lever is operated, the slot machine executes a lottery of winning combinations, and when the winning combination is won, the winning combination of winning combinations (hereinafter, a flag winning combination) is arranged. The reel control is performed.

By the way, the retractable range of the reels is defined as a maximum of 4 frames from the time the stop button is pressed, so if the player presses the stop button 5 frames or more before the symbol of the flag winning combination. After the flag is established, the symbol of the flag-established winning combination cannot be drawn in, and a so-called missed item occurs. Therefore, in order to surely align the winning combination of the flags, it is necessary to aim at the winning combination by accurately pressing each game. However, it is extremely difficult for beginners to make a push for each game, and as a result, the dropout frequency differs between advanced players and beginners, resulting in a large medal payout rate. There will be a difference.

Under the above circumstances, the game shop side must adjust the set value of the winning probability of the winning combination so as to achieve an appropriate profit in consideration of the ratio between the advanced player and the beginner. However, in the conventional slot machine management device, since the technical level of the player could not be grasped, the setting value had to be adjusted only by simply relying on the daily gross profit. In addition, when selecting the installation model of the slot machine, it was not possible to determine the ratio of the model for advanced players and the model for beginners. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a slot machine management device capable of grasping the technical level of a player.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in a slot machine management apparatus for totaling operation data of slot machines, flag establishment detection means for detecting that a flag of a specific combination is established in the slot machine, and The slot machine is provided with a winning combination detecting means for detecting that a specific winning combination has been established, and based on the detection results of the flag establishment detecting means and the winning combination detecting means, the flag establishment status of the specific winning combination and the establishment of the specific winning combination. The operation data is aggregated and managed by associating it with the situation (claim 1).

According to this structure, when the specific combination is won by the start of the game and the flag of the specific combination is established in the slot machine, the flag formation detecting means detects that. When the specific combination is established as a result of the operation by the player, the combination establishment detecting means detects that. Therefore, when the winning combination detecting means is in the detecting state following the detection status of the flag establishing detecting means, it can be determined that no dropout has occurred, and therefore, the detection by the flag establishment detecting means and the winning combination detecting means. Based on the result, it is possible to manage the operation data by associating the establishment status of the specific winning combination with the establishment status of the specific winning combination.

Further, according to the present invention, in a slot machine management apparatus for totaling operation data of slot machines, flag establishment detection means for detecting that a flag of a specific combination is established in the slot machine, and a flag in the slot machine. It is provided with a role non-establishment detection means for detecting that the specific combination is not established despite the fact that the specific combination is established, and based on the detection results by the flag establishment detection means and the role non-establishment detection means, the flag establishment status of the specific combination. The operation data is aggregated and managed by associating with the non-establishment status of the specific combination (claim 2).

According to this structure, when the specific combination is won by the start of the game and the flag of the specific combination is established in the slot machine, the flag establishment detecting means detects that. Then, as a result of the operation by the player, when the specific combination is not established, the combination non-establishment detecting means detects it.
Therefore, it can be determined that the dropout has occurred when the hand non-establishment detection unit is in the detection state following the detection state of the flag establishment detection unit. Based on this, the operation data can be aggregated and managed by associating the establishment status of the specific winning combination with the establishment status of the specific winning combination.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of this system. In FIG. 1, a card machine 2 is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with a slot machine (having a function of flag establishment detection means and a combination establishment detection means) 1. In the slot machine 1, the card unit 2 is a prepaid card. It is configured as a CR machine that lends medals according to the remaining money read from. Above the slot machine 1, a gaming table terminal 3 which also functions as a calling lamp unit is installed.

The slot machine 1 outputs various signals shown below to the gaming machine terminal 3 for data management. Out signal ...... 1 pulse output safe signal every 1 medal insertion ...... 1 pulse output every 1 medal payout game signal ...... 1 pulse output flag establishment signal every time the game is executed ...... Indicates a winning combination when the flag is established A signal is output. A winning combination signal is output. A signal indicating a winning combination is output when a winning combination is achieved. BB signal .. Big bonus medium level signal output. RB signal .. Regular bonus medium output. And the management device 4 is output from the slot machine 1. The operating state of each slot machine 1 is managed based on the above signals.

FIG. 2 shows the front surfaces of the slot machine 1 and the card unit 2. In FIG. 2, a display window 5 is formed on the front surface of the slot machine 1, and a stop symbol can be visually recognized through the display window 5. In this case, the stop symbol is the three left reels 6 arranged inside.
a, the center reel 6b, and the right reel 6c are drawn on the circumferential surfaces, and when the reels 6a to 6c are stopped, the symbols are displayed at positions corresponding to the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display window 5. ing.

A balance display unit 7, a credit display unit 8, and a payout amount display unit 9 are provided adjacent to the display window 5. Above the display window 5, a liquid crystal display unit 10 is provided which shows a payout progress state of medals during a bonus.

Below the display window 5, a credit settlement button 11, a credit insertion button 12, and a medal insertion slot 13 are provided, and a start lever 14, a left stop button 15, a central stop button 16, a right stop button 17, The lending button 18 and the return button 19 are provided, and when the stop symbols of all the reels 6a to 6c become winning symbols, the number of medals corresponding to the winning symbols is paid out to the tray 20. As the winning symbol, a big bonus symbol, a replay symbol, a small winning symbol, etc. are set. In this case, as the small winning combination, 5 winning combinations, 10 winning combinations, and replay are set. On the other hand, the card unit 2 is provided with a card insertion slot 21 for inserting a prepaid card.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine 1. In FIG. 3, the control unit 22 includes a CPU 23, a ROM 24, and a RAM 25, and includes a start lever 14, stop buttons 15 to 17, a credit insertion button 12, a credit settlement button 11, a lending button 18, a return button 19, a card unit 2, and the like. From the reels, the rotation control of the reels 6a to 6c with respect to the reel driving unit 26, the generation of the sound effect from the speaker 28 to the amplifier 27, and the payout control of medals to the medal payout unit 29 based on the various signals The display control for the liquid crystal display unit 10, the display control for the various display units 7 to 9, the output control of data to the game console terminal 3 for the information output unit 30, and the like are appropriately executed.

The setting unit 31 is for setting the winning probabilities of BB and RB, and can select a desired setting value from a plurality of pre-registered setting values as shown in FIG. Then, the sales signal from the card unit 2 is output to the management device 4, and the management device can manage the sales by the card unit 2.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the player inserts a prepaid card purchased in advance into the card insertion slot 21 of the card unit 2 in order to play on the slot machine 1, the slot machine 1 displays the balance read by the card unit 2 from the prepaid card in the balance display unit 7 To display. Also, when the player operates the lending button 18, after displaying a predetermined amount (for example, 1000 yen) and the number of credit medals for the consideration on the credit display unit 8,
A predetermined amount is deducted from the prepaid card.

Then, the player inserts a credit button 1
When 2 is operated, the slot machine 1 lights the activated line in accordance with the number of times the credit insertion button 12 is operated, and when the player operates the start lever 14, the game is started and the reels 6a to 6c are rotated. . At this time, the number obtained by subtracting the number of times the credit insertion button 12 is operated from the number of credit medals displayed on the credit display unit 8 is updated and displayed.

Now, in the slot machine 1, the lottery is carried out at the timing when the start lever 14 is operated, and any one of the big bonus, the small win, the replay, and the miss is won, and when the winning symbols are completed, the winning is won. Pay out several medals. By the way, when the specific winning combination is won in response to the operation on the start lever 14, the slot machine 1 attempts to establish the specific winning combination by setting the specific winning combination flag. That is, by performing reel control on the reels 6a to 6c, the symbols of the specific combination are forcibly arranged. In this case, the reels 6a-6
The reel controllable range for c is limited, and the symbol of the specific combination on the reels 6a to 6c is a predetermined range (within 4 frames) at the operation timing when the player operates the stop buttons 15 to 17. ) Must be located. For this reason, a skilled player can align the special combination symbols in the game in which the specific combination is won by so-called pushing, whereas the beginner cannot align the specific combination symbols even if the specific combination is won. Is high. For this reason, there is a large difference in the payout rate of medals between the advanced player and the beginner due to the difference in the frequency of occurrence of missed specific roles.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, by managing the flag establishment status of the specific winning combination and the winning combination establishment status in association with each other, it is possible to grasp the frequency of occurrence of missed players. That is, the management device 4 determines whether or not the game has been missed based on the game signal, the flag establishment signal, and the winning combination signal output from the slot machine 1.

FIG. 5 shows the output states of the game signal, flag establishment signal, and winning combination signal output from the slot machine 1. In FIG. 5, the slot machine 1 is
When the start lever 14 is operated, a game signal is output, and a winning combination is drawn. When a specific winning combination is won, a flag establishment signal indicating the winning specific winning combination is output. At this time, the slot machine 1 executes the reel control when the stop buttons 15 to 17 are operated, and outputs the winning combination signal when the specific winning symbols can be arranged. Therefore, the management device 4 can perform the missing determination as follows. When the winning combination is not input between the input of the flag establishing signal and the input of the game signal, the winning combination is not input within a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) after the flag establishing signal is input. Then, the management device 4 totalizes the winning combination data and the non-satisfying data by determining the missing as described above based on the flag establishment signal and the winning combination signal output from the slot machine 1.

FIG. 6 shows the winning combination data by the management device 4.
The tabulation result of unsatisfied data is shown. In FIG. 6, winning combination 1F (number of flags of winning combination of 5 cards) and winning combination 2F for each unit number
(Number of flags for 10-card combination), role 1 (number of times of 5-card combination established), role 2 (number of times of 10-card combination established), role 1L (number of times of 5 card combination lost), role 2L (10-card combination omitted) The number of times, 1L rate of winning combination (missing rate of 5 winning combinations), 2L rate of winning combination (missing rate of 10 winning combinations) are set as data items, and the average value of each data item is set. In this case, the average value data is displayed in reverse video (hatched area in the figure), and the visibility is improved.

Then, the management device 4 creates a form of data for each table based on the result of totaling the winning / unwinning data. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a form of data for each table by the management device 4. In FIG. 7, as data items, the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, the number of difference balls, the ball output rate, the sales,
Gross profit, BB (big bonus) times, RB (regular bonus) times, Lost times (missed times),
Win 1L (number of missed 5 wins), Win 2L (number of missed wins 10), LostM (number of missed medals), Lost amount (number of missed medals x 20)
Yen) and marginal gross profit (gross profit-Lost amount (gross profit assuming zero dropouts)).

In FIG. 7, it is shown that the slot machine 1 having a larger Lost count has a lower level of the player.
It can be seen that the level of players of the 6th and 10th slot machines 1 is low. In this case, when comparing the slot machines 1 in the 6th and 10th series, the loss amount in the slot machine 1 in the 10th series is larger. It turns out to be great.

According to such an embodiment, the management device 4 drops the winning combination based on each signal output from the slot machine 1 when the winning combination of the specific combination is not established following the winning of the specific combination. Since it is determined that it has occurred, the establishment / non-establishment of the specific winning combination can be managed as operation data. Therefore, the skill level of the player can be determined based on the operation data indicating the establishment / non-establishment of the specific winning combination managed by the management device 4, and the winning probability of the specific winning combination is adjusted based on the daily gross profit. It is possible to select an appropriate model suitable for the technical level of the player as compared with the conventional example.

Further, since the number of times of missing for each winning combination is shown, the tendency of missing for each winning combination can be judged and can be used as a guide when selecting a model. In addition, the loss amount of players due to omissions and the marginal profit margin when there is no such loss amount are shown, so it is possible to predict the gross profit when the model is changed, which is reflected in the pachinko hall management strategy. can do.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The second embodiment is characterized in that the slot machine 1 itself determines whether or not a failure has occurred, and outputs a failure signal if a failure occurs.

FIG. 8 shows each signal output from the slot machine 1. In FIG. 8, the slot machine 1 outputs a dropout signal when the specific combination is not established even if the specific combination is won and the flag is established as a result of the lottery.

Even if the flag establishment signal is output from the slot machine 1, the management device 4 judges that a dropout has occurred and manages the dropout of the specific combination. According to the second embodiment, since the slot machine 1 itself determines the dropout, the load on the management device 4 is managed while managing the dropout of the specific role as in the first embodiment. Can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be modified or expanded as follows. It is also possible to equip the slot machine 1 with a device for determining whether or not a miss has occurred, and to output a missed signal from the device to the management device 4. When the management apparatus 4 creates a form, the numerical value that is far apart from the average value may be displayed in reverse video or in a different color.

[0030]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the slot machine management apparatus of the present invention, the flag of the specific winning combination is established in the slot machine and the flag of the specific winning combination is established based on the establishment or non-establishment of the specific winning combination. Since the operation data is aggregated and managed by associating the establishment status with the establishment status of the specific hand, it is possible to grasp the skill level of the player and appropriately select the model of the slot machine. It has an excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the slot machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a slot machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing winning probabilities of a big bonus and a regular bonus.

FIG. 5 is an output timing chart of each signal

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data sheet of winning / unwinning data.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing form data for each table.

FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 1 is a slot machine (flag establishment detection means, combination establishment detection means), and 4 is a management device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A slot machine management device for totaling operation data of slot machines, wherein a flag combination detecting means for detecting that a flag of a specific combination is established in the slot machine, and a specific combination is established in the slot machine. And a combination winning detection means for detecting the fact that the working data is obtained by associating the flag standing status of a specific winning combination with the standing status of the specific winning combination based on the detection results of the flag standing detecting means and the winning combination detecting means. A slot machine management device characterized by totalizing management. 2. A slot machine management apparatus for totaling operation data of slot machines, wherein flag establishment detecting means for detecting that a flag of a specific combination is established in the slot machine, and a flag being established in the slot machine. Despite the fact that the winning combination is not established, the winning combination is detected, and based on the detection results of the flag establishment detecting module and the winning combination detecting module, the flag establishment status of the specific winning and the specific winning combination. A slot machine management device characterized by totalizing and managing operating data by associating it with the failure status of.